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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. STUBER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,789, dated September 19, 1882.

Application filed August 3, 1882. (No model.)

To ctll'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. STUBER, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans, and in the State ot' Louisiana, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention has -for its objects to provide a box for various articles, which may be used to transport, store, and exhibit the same; and it is particularly designed as a sample-box, in which may be packed two different kinds ot' articles, or two articles ot' the same kind but of different grades, or which may be used as an ordinary boxl and filled with articles of a single class or grade, as may be desired. These objects I accomplish by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fignre 1 represents a perspective view of my improved box opened; and Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional View ofthe box,showing the same closed.

In the present instance my invention is shown as applied to a cigar'box.

The letter A indicates the sides of the box, which is open at the top and bottom, and provided with hinged lids B on opposite sides, and with suitable locking or fastening devices, O, which may be of any approved description. Within the box is located a removable partition, D, which is provided with vertical end pieces, E, the edges of which are flush with the open sides ofthe box when in place. The end pieces maybe dispensed with, and the partition may be providedwith front and back pieces which have their edges Iiush with the open sides of the box; or the partition may be provided with both back and front as well as end pieces. The partition maybe so arranged as to be midway between the top and bottom of the box; or it may be4 nearer to one than the other, and the box may be made otany size to suit the requirements of the dealer. Any material may be used inthe construction ot the box, such as wood, paper, or the like. When required, the partition may be removed and the box employed as an ordinary box.

It is evident that as constructed articles of different kinds or grades may be packed in the same box and be kept separate for exhibition, and by reason ot' the partition being movable may be readily accessible from either side, as the partition may be moved so as to bring it flush, or nearly so, with the top or bottom, whereby the articles may be conveniently removed for inspection by simply pushing them out endwise, making the box particularly applicable for cigars.

Having thns fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As a new article oi manufacture, a box for transporting and exhibiting various articles, consisting ot' a rectangular frame provided with a hinged cover at its opposite sides and a movable partition having vertical ends or sides which are iinsh with the sides of the frame, whereby the box is divided into two compartments, substantially as shown and dcscribed.

In testimonyv whereof I atlix my signature, in 1 

